ESMERALDA COUNTY, NV - Sunday afternoon, a preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was recorded close to Silver Peak, according to ...

A pair of earthquakes have struck northern Nevada, adding to the dozens of tremors reported near an ancient supervolcano feared to be awakening. The US Geological Survey (USGS) revealed that a 3.7 and ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The federal government shutdown is disrupting earthquake monitoring efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and threatening Nevada’s push to secure funding for a potentially ...

ELKO, N.V. – Rural northern Nevada is the site of one of the nation’s newest earthquake swarms, with more than a dozen quakes measuring at least magnitude 2.5 or greater recorded over a 24-hour period ...

University of Nevada, Reno faculty can offer expertise regarding earthquakes, simulation, impacts on structures, tectonics and more. Email the University communications team to schedule an interview.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has been recorded near the California-Nevada border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS originally reported the magnitude at 6.4, but later upgraded its ...

A 70-foot-long, 52-ton concrete bridge survived a series of earthquakes in the first multiple-shake-table experiment in the University of Nevada, Reno's new Earthquake Engineering Lab, the newest ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Earthquakes around the world have rattled the Nevada home of the world’s rarest fish deep in a hole in Nye County. As a result, their numbers have plummeted. Now there is an effort ...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake sent shock waves through the Devil's Hole in western Nevada on July 5, 2019. The waves created by the earthquake caused the water to rise and drop at least 10-15 feet.